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Diamondbacks non-tendered OF Ryan Church.

This was inevitable, even back when the team acquired him from the Pirates in July. Church, 32, turned in a meager .201/.265/.352 batting line this past season, mostly due to a collapse against right-handed pitching. He is still a solid defender, so he'll likely find a job as an extra outfielder somewhere. Thu, Dec 2, 2010 11:55:00 AM

The Diamondbacks aren't expecting the newly acquired Ryan Church to report to the team until Tuesday.

No word on why this is the case. As a consolation for Arizona, Church isn't likely to help them, anyway, as he had a wretched .182 batting mark in 170 at-bats this season with the Pirates. Sun, Aug 1, 2010 01:29:00 PM

Arizona also got D.J. Carrasco and Bobby Crosby from the Bucs for Chris Snyder and prospect Pedro Ciriaco. Church was a free-agent bust after signing on from Atlanta. He hit just .182 with 18 RBI in 69 games and failed to seize regular playing time in a wide-open outfield. He has no fantasy value right now in Arizona. Sat, Jul 31, 2010 01:40:00 PM

Ryan Church was 1-for-4 with a two-run double in a win over the Cubs on Saturday afternoon.

It was Church's first time in the starting lineup since being hit in the right wrist against the Cardinals on May 7. Sat, May 15, 2010 03:59:00 PM

Depth Charts

Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic writes that the Diamondbacks "seem to be preparing for (Chris Owings) to hold down a super-utility role."

The common feeling coming into spring training seemed to be that Owings would be the favorite to start at second base, but Piecoro says it will likely be Ketel Marte at second and Nick Ahmed at shortstop. Owings should still get a good amount of playing time with his ability to fill in all over the field, but this news obviously isn't great for his fantasy value.

Zack Greinke (groin) said he felt good after Sunday's bullpen session and is hopeful that he'll be ready for the start of the regular season.

"If I felt this good every day for the rest of my career, it would be amazing," Greinek said after his 40-pitch session. If he stays on his current scheduled and avoids any setbacks, it sounds like he could be ready to work in the team's third game of the regular season against the Rockies.

Shelby Miller (elbow) threw his first bullpen session of the year on Tuesday.

Miller came away happy with the bullpen session, saying that his command was "right there." He'll throw again on Friday, and eventually will progress to facing live hitters at some point this spring. The Diamondbacks placed the 27-year-old right-hander on the 60-day disabled list on February after undergoing Tommy John surgery last year, so he won't be eligible to return until late May, and he likely doesn't pitch for the Diamondbacks until June or July.

Delgado has yet to appear in a spring training game because of the oblique strain. He's been a significant part of the Arizona bullpen the last two seasons, so the Diamondbacks will have to piece together his mid-to-late inning appearances until he returns.